Parts of Speech Bundle: Grammar Comics is a series of comics that teach or review the parts of speech in fun and enlightening ways - through comics! Many teachers find these comics to be a great way to explain these concepts. They are perfect for

A Visual Guide to Commas presents basic comma usage through visuals. Studies have show that learning through the use of visuals is much more effective in retaining information than text alone. This is perfect for visual learners who have a hard

It's, Its, Their, There, and They're: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic will help students distinguish between the all important its and it's, and there, their, and they're. This is a preview file of a forthcoming book on common grammatical

Parallel Structure: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review parallel structure. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set entitled Grammar Comics:

Grammar and Usage: Grammar Comics
As an English teacher, I always found grammar to be a tough sell for kids. They weren't really all that interested in it for one thing. Identifying the parts of speech and fixing run-ons and fragments has never

Subject Verb Agreement: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review subject verb agreement. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set entitled Grammar

The Persuader! A Comic Adventure in Persuasive Writing. Activities Included!
A comic book about a serious subject like persuasive writing? And one that’s actually amusing? It can be done! Award-winning cartoonist David Rickert and award-winning

Vague Pronouns: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review vague pronouns. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set entitled Grammar Comics: Sentence

Comma Splices: A Comic Lesson With Activities
This comic will help students identify and fix comma splices. It includes a comic and a series of exercises with an answer key and suggestions for teaching. For more fun comics and resources on grammar,

Run-On Sentences: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review run-on sentences. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set entitled Grammar Comics:

Common Writing Mistakes Bundle: Grammar Comics
"Grammar Comics: Common Writing Mistakes" and “Grammar Comics: Even More Common Writing Mistakes” address some of the most common errors students face with sentences with entertaining comics followed

Verbs: A Comic Lesson With Activities
A Comic Lesson on Verbs presents the concept of verbs in a fun and entertaining way as a supplement to grammar instruction. The two page comic can used to introduce the concept or as a simple review before more

Possessives and Apostrophes: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review apostrophes and possessives. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set

Sentence Fragments: A Comic Lesson with Activities
This comic provides teachers with a fun and entertaining way to teach or review sentence fragments. A worksheet with answer key follows. This comic is part of a larger set entitled Grammar Comics:

Grammar Comics: MORE Common Writing Mistakes addresses some of the most common errors students face with sentences with an entertaining comic followed by a page of exercises. Each lesson is told as a comic with multiple examples. Then a worksheet

Parts of Speech Posters: Grammar Comics
This is a set of posters - one for each part of speech. Each poster lists the part of speech, a definition, and a sentence with examples of the parts of speech highlighted. They are formatted at 11 X 17, but

Adverbs: A Comic Lesson With Activities
A Comic Lesson on Adverbs presents the concept of adverbs in a fun and entertaining way as a supplement to grammar instruction. The two page comic can used to introduce the concept or as a simple review

Adjectives: A Comic Lesson with Activities
A Comic Lesson on Adjectives presents the concept of adjectives in a fun and entertaining way as a supplement to grammar instruction. The two page comic can used to introduce the concept or as a simple

Prepositions: A Comic Lesson with Activities
A Comic Lesson on Prepositions presents the concept of prepositions in a fun and entertaining way as a supplement to grammar instruction. The two page comic can used to introduce the concept or as a

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I spent the first three years of my career teaching language arts to seventh graders. Since then (for the past eight years) I have mainly been teaching Freshman English and AP English.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My students tell me that I keep the class light and fun. I'm an energetic lecturer and discussion leader, and the students appreciate that.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Keynote Speaker for the NHS induction in 2005
Kenyon adjunct faculty
3rd place in Lakeland Community College Cartoon Contest.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BS, MA in Education from the Ohio State University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

As a high school English teacher, I'm on a constant search for ways to bring language arts concepts, classic literature and grammar lessons to life for students.
One day, stuck on a particularly tough lesson about Shakespeare and looking for a way to communicate the concepts succinctly AND keep my class engaged, I decided to try combining my work as a comic artist with my teaching. What resulted was my first classroom comic -- a fun, engaging, clear and fast lesson told panel-by-panel as a comic. And it worked! Students loved it, understood the ideas, and retained it for the long term.
Now many teachers are using my comics in the classroom to engage learners in new ways with grammar, poetry, and literature.